2021-04-20 National Look-Alike Day

【Aiden in English】

        “It’s down to your vote, Aiden.”

        I stared at the Science Olympiad President, fingers thumping away under my desk. I glanced back at the two options: my friend and the other final candidate.

        I voted for the more qualified option.

        Later that day, the officers told my friend that the decision for the vacant Secretary position was a nail-biter and that she was a superb candidate, but things didn't fall her way. I gave her a slight punch on the shoulder. “Don’t worry about it, Rhea. You can contribute to this team just as a competitor just as much.”

        I consider myself a team player: I do what’s best for the team. In my first official year on the Science Olympiad roster, the best description of my role was glue. Working with many veterans, I filled in holes where our team needed help to maximize my usefulness, particularly in engineering events where we lacked materials and hands.

        Thus, when standing at the fork road between Rhea and her competitor for the Secretary position, I cleared my mind of any perceptual sets in place and attempted an unbiased decision. I concluded that I would serve as a better leader and follow the decision that would benefit the team as a whole rather than myself.

        Penn State and Schreyer dedicate their resources to education on a global scale; diversity in people and opinions fills Penn State campuses. Thus, my position as the glue will aid my ability to succeed, as bringing people together into a team will create a more positive, creative, and productive environment that benefits everyone. I will not put my position first; instead, the success of others will dictate my own.

【红霞译文】

        “儿歌，这下看你的投票。”

        我凝视着科学奥林匹克主席，手指搁在桌下轻弹，接着重又看了一下两个选择：我朋友和最后一位竞选对手。

        我投给更能胜任者。

        当天晚上，头头们告诉我朋友填补秘书空位的竞争难解难分，尽管她表现出众，但选举结果却事与愿违。我轻拍了一下她的肩膀：“瑞亚，别有顾虑，你同样能以参赛选手的身份为本队做贡献。”

        我自视是团队合作者：努力为团队服务。记得首次加入科学奥林匹克队那年，用黏性形容我所表现的角色特质毫不为过。与许多久经沙场的老选手并肩作战，我靠发挥自己的优势来弥补团队的不足，尤其在工科项目我们缺乏材力与人力的情况下。

        因此，当处在瑞亚及其竞选秘书职位的交道口间，我排除内心感性杂念，争取做出公正判断，有人更适合当干部，而我服从指挥，一切从大局出发不计较个人得失。

        宾州州立大学和希瑞尔荣誉学院将其资源用于全球化教育，校内人才济济且各抒己见，正因如此，我的亲和力有助于本人职业生涯，只有把大家团结起来才会共创一个更具积极性、更富创造力、更高生产率的人文环境，而且彼此都能从中获益。我不会把自身利益放在首位；相反地，他人成功将激励我进步。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2010: 来信引发的奇想(Thoughts from A Letter)

Pennbrook MS Math Count Team 

(宾溪初中·数学竞赛队 02/20/2016)

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